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n. - A remote and undeveloped area.

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  • Another tiresome grand tour of the Canadian hinterland is planned, including a homecoming visit to the universities.
  • "Tuscany!" my mom declared, at the cypress trees and red rooftops beyond, reminding me just how similar the French hinterland is to that of northern Italy.
  • Fourth, Governor Palin has what the British Labour Party politician Denis Healy likes to call a "hinterland" - a life beyond politics.
  • Attracting qualified doctors and nurses to the hinterland is a major challenge.
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